Fundamental Forces of Nature

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Fundamental Forces of Nature: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Fundamental Forces in Nature, Gravitational Force, Electromagnetic Force, Weak Nuclear Force and Strong Nuclear Force.

Important Questions on Fundamental Forces of Nature

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The forces between electric charges in relative motion are called __________.

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The strong nuclear force is charge independent.

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Which one of the following forces is the strongest fundamental force in nature? 

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Radioactive decay exists due to :

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The tension in a string is an example of electromagnetic force:

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Describe the electromagnetic force?

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The strongest, short ranged fundamental force is strong _____ force.

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Which one of the following forces is the strongest fundamental force in nature? 

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Two macroscopic bodies A and B are kept at some distance in the air.  A is positively charged and B is electrically neutral. B will definitely experience:

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What are the four fundamental forces in nature? Which force is the weakest among them?

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The cause of friction is:

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The weakest fundamental force in nature is:

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Which of the following are the fundamental forces in nature?

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Among the following, the weakest force is:

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What is nuclear force?

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Force of friction and tension in a string are:

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Match the following (Take the relative strength of the strongest fundamental forces in nature as one)
 

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Fundamental forces in nature Relative strength
(A) Strong nuclear force (e) 10-2
(B) Weak nuclear force (f) 1
(C) Electromagnetic force (g) 10-13
(D) Gravitational force (h) 10-39

The correct match is:

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What is relative strength of weak nuclear force with respect to the strong nuclear force?

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What is relative strength of weak force with respect to nuclear force ?

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Two spherical bodies of masses M and 5M and radii R and 2R, respectively, are released in free space, with initial separation between their centres equal to 12R. If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body, just before collision is